MD
Howard Community College
0.23 incidents / 1,000 students
Columbia, MD · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Howard Community College
Across 2022–2024, Howard Community College reported 6 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Frederick Community College.
- 0.23
- Incidents / 1k students
- #140
- Rank of 2,072
- #14
- MD rank
- 8,643
- Enrolled students
0.23 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Howard Community College reports 0.23 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 90% below Monroe Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Monroe Community College (2.43/1k); Stockton University (5.21/1k); San Jose City College (1.16/1k); J Sargeant Reynolds Community College (0.12/1k); University of Louisiana at Monroe (2.33/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Frederick Community College (0.00/1k); Prince George's Community College (0.61/1k); Anne Arundel Community College (0.44/1k); Hagerstown Community College (0.59/1k); Harford Community College (0.99/1k); College of Southern Maryland (0.00/1k); Baltimore City Community College (0.00/1k); Carroll Community College (0.60/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 0.23
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #140
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 93%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 1
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 162779 · Howard Community College 0.23/1k score rate · #140/2,072
RATE-QUIET · RANK-TOP · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE
- RATE-QUIET 0.23/1k
- RANK-TOP #140/2,072
- ST-MID #14 in state
- PEER-FINISH J Sargeant Reynolds Community · ±0.12
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 67%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-MID 8,643
- FIRE-NONE No res filing
Nearest enrollment peer: J Sargeant Reynolds Community College (-0.12/1k)
Howard Community College sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-TOP · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE · peer J Sargeant Reynolds Community College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-QUIET · RANK-TOP · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is J Sargeant Reynolds Community College (-0.12/1k). National rank #140 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Howard Community College reports 0.23 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 90% below Monroe Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Monroe Community College (2.43/1k); Stockton University (5.21/1k); San Jose City College (1.16/1k); J Sargeant Reynolds Community College (0.12/1k); University of Louisiana at Monroe (2.33/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Frederick Community College (0.00/1k); Prince George's Community College (0.61/1k); Anne Arundel Community College (0.44/1k); Hagerstown Community College (0.59/1k); Harford Community College (0.99/1k); College of Southern Maryland (0.00/1k); Baltimore City Community College (0.00/1k); Carroll Community College (0.60/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Howard Community College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Howard on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- J Sargeant Reynolds Community · lowest peer 0.12
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College — lowest peer
0.12 per 1,000 students
- Howard Community College · this campus 0.23
Howard Community College — this campus
0.23 per 1,000 students
- San Jose City College · near 1.16
San Jose City College — near
1.16 per 1,000 students
- University of Louisiana at · near
University of Louisiana at Monroe — near
2.33 per 1,000 students
- Stockton University · highest peer
Stockton University — highest peer
5.21 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Howard Community College's 0.23/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Howard Community College decreased from 2 to 1 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 18 MD 2-year peers in this comparison, Howard Community College is larger than 76% and safer-reporting than 59% - the larger, safer-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
Read the chart as text
- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 71, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 65
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 82, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 29
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 88, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 65, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 59, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 18
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 65
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 65
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 41, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 35
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 35, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 29, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 24, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 65
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 18, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 65
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 12, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 65
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 12
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 65
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 24
- Howard Community College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 76, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 59
Read the chart as a table
| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortis College-Landover | 566 | 0.00 | 0 | 65 |
| Garrett College | 679 | 1.47 | 6 | 12 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia | 1,258 | 0.00 | 12 | 65 |
| Cecil College | 1,749 | 0.00 | 18 | 65 |
| Chesapeake College | 2,095 | 0.00 | 24 | 65 |
| Allegany College of Maryland | 2,762 | 3.26 | 29 | 0 |
| Wor-Wic Community College | 2,941 | 1.70 | 35 | 6 |
| Carroll Community College | 3,337 | 0.60 | 41 | 35 |
| Baltimore City Community College | 4,375 | 0.00 | 47 | 65 |
| College of Southern Maryland | 5,062 | 0.00 | 53 | 65 |
| Harford Community College | 5,067 | 0.99 | 59 | 18 |
| Howard Community College (this campus) | 8,643 | 0.23 | 76 | 59 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Howard Community College fell from 2 to 1 (-50%). The decrease shows up in Aggravated Assault (1 to 0).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Howard Community College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Motor Vehicle Theft, Aggravated Assault and Fondling.
The remaining 7 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyHoward Community College: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 67% (3 → 1 incidents)
Read the chart as text
| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 6 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Howard Community College vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
NY
Monroe Community College
2.43 incidents / 1,000 students
NJ
Stockton University
5.21 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Howard Community College sits on price and outcomes
At $11,133, Howard Community College's reported average net price is cheaper than 24% among 67 Maryland colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $17,140.
- $11,133
- average net price
- $17,140
- Maryland median
- 3.7×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $6,167
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $9,714 for families reporting under $30,000 against $15,881 above $110,000, a difference of $6,167. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $11,133 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $39,195, roughly 3.5 times a year of net price. That is a workable ratio, though it says nothing about how long the programme takes to finish. Only 25% complete within six years. Most students here do not finish, which is the single most important number on this page for anyone weighing the cost.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $4,080
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $9,624
- Avg Net Price
- $11,133
- Median Debt
- $10,500
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 27%
Outcomes
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $39,195
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $49,020
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 58%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 851 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Monroe Community College
Rochester, NY · 8,641 enrolled
Safety Score 2.43
Stockton University
Galloway, NJ · 8,631 enrolled
Safety Score 5.21
San Jose City College
San Jose, CA · 8,609 enrolled
Safety Score 1.16
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Richmond, VA · 8,681 enrolled
Safety Score 0.12
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA · 8,601 enrolled
Safety Score 2.33
Closest by National Rank
Howard Community College (national rank #140) sits near Foothill College (#141) and Irvine Valley College (#139) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Howard Community College, both outside MD so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Monroe Community College
Rochester, NY · 8,641 enrolled
Safety score 2.43
San Jose City College
San Jose, CA · 8,609 enrolled
Safety score 1.16
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Richmond, VA · 8,681 enrolled
Safety score 0.12
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, MS · 8,694 enrolled
Safety score 1.15
Century College
White Bear Lake, MN · 8,726 enrolled
Safety score 0.11
Germanna Community College
Locust Grove, VA · 8,544 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, NY · 8,537 enrolled
Safety score 2.58
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder
Boulder, CO · 8,504 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Irvine Valley College
Irvine, CA · 13,018 enrolled
Safety score 0.23
Bevill State Community College
Jasper, AL · 4,378 enrolled
Safety score 0.23
Coastal Bend College
Beeville, TX · 4,259 enrolled
Safety score 0.23
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Coon Rapids, MN · 8,486 enrolled
Safety score 0.24
State Fair Community College
Sedalia, MO · 4,242 enrolled
Safety score 0.24
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
Martinsburg, WV · 4,203 enrolled
Safety score 0.24
Holyoke Community College
Holyoke, MA · 4,200 enrolled
Safety score 0.24
Cuyamaca College
El Cajon, CA · 8,905 enrolled
Safety score 0.22
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Howard Community College safe?
Howard Community College has a safety score of 0.23 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #140 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Monroe Community College (2.43/1k). Same-state same-level set: Frederick Community College (0.00/1k); Prince George's Community College (0.61/1k); Anne Arundel Community College (0.44/1k); Hagerstown Community College (0.59/1k); Harford Community College (0.99/1k); College of Southern Maryland (0.00/1k); Baltimore City Community College (0.00/1k); Carroll Community College (0.60/1k).
What crimes are reported at Howard Community College?
For calendar year 2024, Howard Community College reported Motor Vehicle Theft (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Howard Community College compare to similar schools?
Howard Community College reports 90% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Monroe Community College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Monroe Community College (2.43/1k); Stockton University (5.21/1k); San Jose City College (1.16/1k); J Sargeant Reynolds Community College (0.12/1k); University of Louisiana at Monroe (2.33/1k). Same-state same-level set: Frederick Community College (0.00/1k); Prince George's Community College (0.61/1k); Anne Arundel Community College (0.44/1k); Hagerstown Community College (0.59/1k); Harford Community College (0.99/1k); College of Southern Maryland (0.00/1k); Baltimore City Community College (0.00/1k); Carroll Community College (0.60/1k).
Does Howard Community College have fire safety data?
Howard Community College has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.
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